A Newcomers Guide for the Nigerian Law School: Tips You must Know

Hi! You probably came here
after seeing my Instagram post. I am sorry this I was published a bit late, my two
phones fell inside a drum of water and I have been devastated. Enough about me.

Welcome! And congratulations
on your successful admission into the Nigerian Law School, you made it! But,
the journey is just beginning. Below are some tips I have prepared for you. As
time goes on, I will continue to post some tips and hacks as well. If you have
ANY questions whatsoever concerning your law school journey, please email me my
email is readily available in the Blog’s Welcome page.

Things
You Will Need

A set
of functioning pens. You go fill forms
tire!

About 18
coloured passports (make it 20). You must be dressed in your white and black which is the regulation
wear. Usually, the Lagos campus insists that you take the passport in front of
a blue background.

You will also need 10 black and white passports,
as in, non-coloured passports (yes,
you must also be in your regulation wear).

Tip: Tell the photographer to send copies
of your passports, both the coloured and white and black to your email. This
will come in the future. Yes, even after law school.

A
plain black leather (no design or, patterned) cover shoe is a necessity.
Unless, you’re a fearless bastard that has murdered humiliation countless times,
so facing it this time around is no new thing.

Go
through the regulation code and save yourself a lot of headache.

For the ladies, you will need a plain/bland
black leather with heel is a must for your first law dinner which will be
coming up in December. I don’t know about other campuses, but Mrs. Ajoku, and
Mrs. James don’t play games.

Stay glued to this blog as I will be
publishing a several ways you can tie your muffler/scarf by the end of the
month.

Don’t forget
your documents, especially your medical reports. You will need your medical
reports in order to be given accommodation in the hostel, issued a National
Health Insurance Scheme Card.

Have a
standby sum of N3000 for your registration. You will be running a lot of
photocopies on your documents. The printing of some coloured documents,
internet uploads, scanning of your documents. To photocopy a page in Lagos is
N10, and when they use their generator, it costs N20. Of course, if your
parents have the ching! this is not
an issue to consider.

No need going with a pillow or mattress. You
will be issued these. The only electrical appliance
allowed is your Iron. You might want to wait till you get there to buy your
buckets and gallons. In Lagos renting a Butta/drum
costs N500 for the whole session. In this recession I’m not sure if
the
price is still the same, comment and let me know if it has changed, and
if you
are in another campus, how much they charge there. You will need to
agree with
your roommates on how the drum will be filled. You can’t rent it with
your
money, and be the only one fetching it every day for them to use. You
didn't come to law school for that, a timetable will do. If
they’re not interested, that’s fine, get a latch and padlock, the guys
at the works department are more than willing
to help you secure your water. In my time (2015/2016) water is pumped at 5 am
and stops by 9 pm. This drum will hold useful water to flush the midnight pee.

You might want to know beforehand that, for the
choice space and wardrobe in the room, first come first serve.

Beware,not every material is relevant.

Social Tips

1)Be
wise in choosing your friends. Don’t let people chose you, choose them. The
first three weeks of your stay in law school is not for making life long besties, but for you to get
acquainted with the system, and the people you have found yourself in their
midst. This point goes for roommates as well.

i.First, get to know who they are, and what ticks
their clocks.

ii.Know what their aspirations, and result goals
are. Ever heard the quote, if you want to fly with the Eagles, you can’t continue
to scratch with the turkeys. This does not mean you should be a snorty idiot,
no. Get the point, You can’t align yourself with someone that just wants a let my people go.

iii.You have to also shine your eyes to people who
are there to use you. I will not
explain this point, you made it through Jurisprudence, you are smart enough to
decode this point.

iv.You might want to avoid being the camel that
does the heavy work in your small group which the law school will attach you
to. If you feel cheated, tell your group leader, and if you happen to be the
group leader, report this to your staff adviser. You are in law school to learn
not to do all your group’s work (in as much as it has its advantages which
include being able to cover the text before the slackers that wait 2 weeks
before bar finals) Nuff’ said. Don’t
forget to leave the meeting after signing your attendance once the seemingly
study discussion turns into a political rally, or who can argue the most of some sort ain’t nobody gat’ time for that. Time spent in such instances could
be used sleeping, or catching up on the day’s work.

Classes
are for listening copying notes, and eating apples bits (once in a while, not every
day). Trust me, if you’re in Lagos (9-5) you will understand the apple bit with time. I advise against
chewing gum in class. Try to read the topic for the next day before going into
the lecture hall. This will help you follow along, and not feel like a stranded
tourist who is devoid of the language of the locals. Again, try to attend
lectures and focus. That juicy gist can
wait. By merely focusing, your ears can pick up a line or two that will save
you in the Bar Finals.

Take
law school easy. See it as a marathon race, and not a short distance race. If
you start out like a 100M dash, you will crash. Take it easy, so that towards
the end, you must have built enough momentum to cross the finish line as a
victor and make your love ones proud.

Don’t
get carried away photocopying beautiful nonsense. Photocopy only when it is
necessary. The work your group produces is
not the final say. The lecturer’s correction
to that work, is the final say.

If you
don’t understand something, ask your lecturers. They are there for you to
consult after your texts. Beware of hearsay's.

God is
everything in Law school. You cannot do anything without him. The race is not
for the swift, mighty, or, those who can answer the most questions in class, or
the lecturers pet.

If there are things you want
me to cover or do not fully understand, comment them and I will definitely get
back to you.

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